Chapter
4 Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Life and His Teachings
1) When was Guru Nanak
Dev Ji born?
1469 AD
2) Where was Guru Nanak
Dev Ji born?
Talwandi Rai Bhoi Ki
3) By what name is the
birth place of Guru Nanak Dev Ji known at present?
Nankana Sahib
4) What was the name of
Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s father?
Mehta Kalu Ji
5) What was the name of
Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s mother?
Mata Tripta Ji
6) What was the name of
Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s sister?
Bibi Nanaki Ji
7) Name the teachers
who tought Guru Nanak Dev ji in his childhood?
Pandit Gopal, Pandit Brijnath and Maulavi
Qutubdin
8) Name the priest who
was called to perform the ceremony of ‘Janeoo’?
Pandit Hadyal
9) What was the name of
Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s wife?
Bibi Sulakhani Ji
10) What was the name
of Bibi Sulakhani’s father?
Mool Chand Ji
11) Where did Mool Chand
Ji live?
Batala
12) Name Guru Nanak Dev
Ji’s sons?
Shri Chand Ji and Lakhmi Das Ji
13) Why was Guru Nanak
Dev Ji sent to Sultanpur Lodhi?
For Job
14) Where did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji serve at Sultanpur Lodhi?
At Daulat Khan Lodhi’s Modikhana
15) Where did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji attain divine knowledge?
Sultanpur Lodhi
16) At the edge of
which river did Guru Nanak Dev Ji attain
River Bein
17) How much was Guru
Nanak Dev Ji’s age at the time of enlightment?
30 Years
18) What were the first
words of Guru Nanak Dev Ji after the enlightment?
Na Ko Hindu Na Ko Musalman
19) How many years did
Guru Nanak Dev Ji spend in his pilgrimages?
21
20) How many
pilgrimages were done by Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
3
21) When did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji started first pilgrimage?
1499 AD
22) Where did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji reach first of all during his first pilgrimage?
Saidpur
23) What is the another
name of Saidpur?
Aemnabad
24) In whose home did
Guru Nanak Dev Ji stay at Saidpur?
Bhai Lalo
25) What was the
profession of Bhai Lalo?
He was a carpenter
26) Whom did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji change at Talumba?
Sajjan the rogue
27) Whom did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji meet at Panipat?
Sufi Shaikh Tahir
28) With whom did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji debate at Gorakh Matta?
With Yogis
29) By what name was
Gorakh Matta known after Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s visit?
Nanak Matta
30) Where did the
debate between Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Pandit Chaturdas take place?
Banaras
31) What was the
subject of debate between Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Pandit Chaturdas?
Idol Worship
32) Name the magical
woman of Kamarupa who tried to trap Guru Nanak Dev Ji in illusion.
Noor Shahi
33) Whom did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji meet at Pakpatan?
Sheikh Braham
34) Where did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji broken the vanity of Wali Kandhari?
Hasan Abdal
35) What is the modern
name of Hasan Abdal?
Panja Sahib
36) Whom did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji meet at Multan?
Shikh Baha-ud-din
37) Whom did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji meet at Macca?
Qazi Rukan-ud-din
38) In year did the
Saidpur invastion take place?
In 1520 AD
39) When did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji’s pilgrimages came to end?
In1521AD
40) Which famous town
was established by Guru Nanak Dev JI?
Kartarpur Sahib
41) On the bank of
which river is Kartarpur Sahib situated?
Ravi
42) What is meant by
Kartarpur?
The Town of God
43) How many years did
Guru Nanak Dev Ji spend at Kartarpur Sahib?
18 year
44) Name two famous
institutions established by Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
Sangat and Pangat
45) At which place did
Guru Nanak Dev Ji pretended to irrigate by giving water in western side when
everyone was offering water to Sun?
Hariduar
46) Whom did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji meet at Dhubri?
Shander Dev
47) Who was Noor Shahi?
Famous Magician woman at Kamarupa
48) Where did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji tell the people the original concept of Aarti?
Jaggannath Puri at Orrisa
49) On which mountain,
did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet the Siddhas?
Mount Kailash
50) Where did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji meet famous Muslim Saint Hamza Gaus?
Sialkot
51) To which Muslim
Shaikh, did Guru Nanak Dev Ji meet at Baghdad?
Sheikh Behlol
52) Which Mughal King
was contemporery of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
Babur
53) When did Babur
arrested Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
In 1520 AD
54) Where did Babur
arrested Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
At Saidpur
55) What is Maya,
according to Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
World is a Maya
56) According to Guru
Nanak Dev ji, what are the five enemies of human being? Lust, Anger, Love, Greed and Vanity
57) What is meant by self-surrender?
To renonunce vanity
58) What is meant by
‘Nadar’?
God’s Blessings
59) What is meant by
‘Hukam’?
God’s Will
60) What is meant by
‘Kirat’?
Incentives earned by hard work and
honesty
61) How many hymns were
composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
976
62) Who composed Japu
Ji Sahib?
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
63) At what time of the
day is Japu Ji Sahib recited?
In the morning
64) Who started the
tradition of Kirtan?
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
65) Who established the
tradition of Langar?
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
66) Where did Guru
Nanak Dev Ji spend his last days?
At Kartarpur Sahib
67) When did Guru Nanak
Dev Ji left for heavenly abode?
In 1539 AD
3 Marks Question Answer.
1) Give a brief account
of the contribution of Guru Nanak De Ji to Sikhism.
Ans: Guru Nanak Dev Ji undertook 3
long travels in various parts of the world to spread awareness among people. He
favoured the equality of woman to man. He preached against the evils prevalent
in society. He established the institution of Sangat and Pangat. He preached the
people the virtues of hard work, sharing and meditation. He opposed the tyranny
of Mughal ruler Babur.
2) What do you mean by
Udasis? What were the aims of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Udasis?
Ans: The religious journeys
undertaken by Guru Nanak Dev Ji are known as Udasis. Aims
of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Udasis:
I. To remove the ignorance and superstitions f
rom people.
II. To convey the message of a
caste-less society and universal brotherhood.
III. To teach the people the worship
of only one God.
3) Mention any three
teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
Ans: Teachings
of Guru Nanak Dev Ji:
I. God is one. He is formless and
omnipresent.
II. Maya is the biggest hurdle in the
way of salvation.
III. Lust, anger, greed, attachment
and vanity are the five enemies of human.
IV. Women must be considered equal to
male.
4) What were the views
of Guru Nanak Dev ji about God?
Ans: Guru
Nanak Dev Ji’s views about God:
I. God is one. He is formless and
omnipresent.
II. He is the creater, nurturer and
destroyer of world.
Ill. He is the mightiest. Nothing can
happen without His will.
IV. He is Nirguna as well as Saguna.
V. He doesn’t have fear of anyone. He
doesn’t keep enemity against anyone.
VI. He is away from the cycle of
birth and death.
5) Mention the
religious beliefs and rituals that were condemned by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Ans:
|. Guru Nanak Dev Ji condemned the
blind faith in prevelent religious practices.
Il. He opposed idol worship, Vedic
rituals, pilgrimages etc.
Ill. He rejected the ideology of
Yogis.
IV. He didn’t approve the Sanyasin
and Udasis’s way of life.
6) According to Guru
Nanak Dev Ji why were the rulers unfair?
Ans:
I. They collected pilgrimage tax from
Non-Muslims.
II. They were crual towards peasents
and common people.
III. They were corrupt.
7) What was Guru Nanak
Dev Ji’s concept of Maya?
Ans:
I. According to Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
Maya is the creation of God.
II. Maya allures man to itself.
III. It is the biggest hurdle on
man’s journey to salvation.
IV. One who is trapped in Maya, can
never come out of the circle of life and death.
8) What is the
importance of Guru according to Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
Ans:
I. According to Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
Guru is the ladder which takes the man to
Almighty.
II. Without Guru’s guidance, none can
attain salvation.
III. Guru purifies the human’s mind
and gives him the knowledge of trouth.
IV. In the absence of Guru, human
keeps on wandering in darkness.
V. True Guru is God Himself, who is
revealed through the Shabad.
9) What is the
importance of Nam in Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s teachings?
Ans:
I. According to Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
recitation of Nam is necessary to meet
Almighty.
II. Nam removes all the dirt and evil
from one’s heart and purifies it.
III. All his sorrows and illusions
vanish.
IV. On reciting Nam, Almighty Himself
helps the individual in all his tasks.
V. Nam takes away the individual for
vicious cycle of birth and death.
10) What is the
importance of ‘Hukam’ in Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s teachings?
Ans:
I. Hukam means the will or the order
of the God.
II. According to Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
the entire universe runs under the Hukam.
III. The birth, death and all other
incidents happen under the Hukam.
IV. His Hukan cannot be evaded.
V. He who obays the Hukam of God, is
blessed by God and attains salvation.
VI. Due to His Hukam, one gets grace
or disgrace in society.
11) What were Guru
Nanak Dev Ji’s views about women?
Ans:
I. Guru Nanak Dev Ji favoured woman’s
equal rights to man.
II. He condemned the evils related to
females such as Purdah, Sati etc.
Ill. He gave equal status to women in
Pangat and Sangat.
IV. He favoured education for women.
12) What were Guru
Nanak Dev Ji’s views about Caste System?
Ans: Guru Nanak Dev Ji condemned the
Caste System. According to him, God sees the deeds of the people, not the
caste. Guru Ji established the institution of Sangat and Pangat in order to
remove the caste system from society. He treated all the people equally and
preached brotherhood.
13) What was the
significance of teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
Ans: Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s teachings
were not exclusively for Sikhs or Punjabis. These were for whole mankind.
Everyone can make his life fruitful by following the path shown by Guru Nanak
Dev Ji. He spent all his life in showing the path of truth to people. He
preached equality, brotherhood and pure life. He favoured equal status of woman
to man. Millions of the people adopted the virtues preached by Guru Nanak Dev
Ji and changed their life.
14) What is the
importance of Kirat Karo, Nam Japo and Vand Chhako in Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s
teaching?
Ans:
Kirat Karo: (Honest earning) Honest
earning is the Hukam of Almighty. Every human should make his earning through
hard and honest work.
Nam Japo: (Recitation of God’s
Name) The concept of Nam Japo has highest place in Sikhism. According to
Gurbani, by reciting the name of God all the evils from one’s mind get remove
and it becomes pure. Nam vanishes all the sorrows and illusions of man.
Vand Chhako: (Sharing) Guru Nanak
Dev Ji preached sharing in Sikhism. In Sikhism the concept of eating after sharing
is followed. It increases the feeling of universal brotherhood.
15) Guru Nanak Dev Ji
was a great poet and musician. Explain.
Ans: Guru Nanak Dev Ji was not only a
religious saint but a great poet and musician also. He composed 976 hymns.
Through his hymns, Guru Nanak Dev Ji taught very complex concepts to the people
in a very simple way. Guru Ji started the tradition of Kirtan. In Kirtan, he
took the help of music to spread his views to folks. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was well
versed with a number of Ragas. His music had deep impact on the minds of the
listeners.
16) How far were the
teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji different from the other Bhakti Reformers?
Ans: A number of Bhakti saints regard
Shri Krishna and Shri Rama as the incarnations of God but Guru Nanak Dev Ji
preached that God is formless. Guru Nanak Dev Ji condemned idol worship while a
number of Bhakti saints favoured it. Many saints considered the married life as
a hurdle in the way of salvation but Guru Nanak Dev Ji believed in married
life. He founded two great institutions of Sangat and Pangat while the Bhakti
preachers did not set up any such institution.
17) How and where did
Guru Nanak Dev Ji spend last 18 years of his life?
Ans: In 1521 AD, Guru Nanak Dev Ji
established a town named Kartarpur Sahib at the bank of river Ravi. At
Kartarpur Sahib he spent last 18 years of his life. He established the
institution of Sangat and Pangat at Kartarpur Sahib. These institutions proved
a boon aginst caste system and untouchablity. Guru Nanak Dev Ji composed 976
hymns while his stay at Kartarpur Sahib.
